Samantha prides herself in "never forgetting a face," although she frequently cannot put the correct name with a specific face. Samantha is really saying that she is better at
A) memory retrieval than at memory reconstruction.
B) memory reconstruction than at memory recall.
C) recognition than at recall.
D) recall than at recognition.

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Samantha's statement suggests that she is better at recognizing faces than recalling names, which indicates that she has better recognition memory than recall memory. Recall refers to the retrieval of information in the absence of any cues, while recognition involves matching present stimuli to stored memories.

Samantha Prides Herself in "Never Forgetting a Face," Although She